Louis van Gaal says there is method in his madness and the Manchester United manager insists his tough regime is the best way to get the most out of his players.

The former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Holland manager has won two matches in the Premier League so far with his latest coming against West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

Van Gaal was eager to put last week's 5-3 loss against Leicester City firmly in the past, and the Dutchman insists his methods will prove 'best' for those at Old Trafford in the long run.

Louis van Gaal insists his tough regime is the best way to get the most out of his Manchester United players

Former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Holland manager Louis van Gaal has two Premier League wins so far

MANCHESTER UNITED RESULTS...

LOSS - 2-1 against Swansea (at home)

DRAW - 1-1 against Sunderland (away)

LOSS - 4-0 against MK Dons (away)

DRAW - 0-0 against Burnley (away)

WIN - 4-0 against QPR (home)

LOSS - 5-3 against Leicester (away)

WIN - 2-1 against West Ham (home)

'As I have said before, it is always important for me to train the players mentally so that they can fully understand what I want them to do,' he wrote in his programme notes ahead of the West Ham win.

'That is not an easy procedure but I provide a lot of information and it is up to the players to process it and translate it into our games.

'It is not the easiest way of working, but I genuinely believe it is the best, and that is why I have always done it this way.

'That is exactly how we have prepared for (Saturday's) game against West Ham, and now it is very important that the players carry out our plans and make sure we see a positive reaction to the result and performance at Leicester City.'

And Van Gaal insists his new signings need time to gel as they adjust to life in England.

He added: 'We must all remember that this is still a very new team which is coming together at Manchester United.

'We have made many changes to the team; we have seen 14 players leave us since last season, either permanently or on loan, and we have made six new additions along with promoting some of our youth players.

'All of the players have to get used to their new team-mates and their playing styles, but also to the culture and rhythm of the Premier League, which is very different to the leagues they have played in previously.'

Louis van Gaal has won just one match in the Premier League so far but he faces West Ham on Saturday

Louis van Gaal is eager to put his side's latest 5-3 loss to Leicester firmly in the past and bounce back